North Holland Genealogical Records

North Holland Birth & Baptism Records

Netherlands Birth & Baptism Index (1564-1910)

An index to over 2.1 million birth and baptism records, listing parents' names.

Netherlands Birth & Christening Index (1608-1882)

A database containing information extracted from birth and christening records from selected localities in The Netherlands, including parents' names.

North Holland Marriage & Divorce Records

Netherlands Marriage Index (1565-1892)

An index to over 550,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

Netherlands Marriage Index (1637-1892)

An index to around 70,000 marriage records, including date and place of marriage and the names of the bride and groom.

North Holland Death & Burial Records

Netherlands Death & Burial Index (1668-1945)

An index of around 200,000 death records. The index may include names of relatives and details of the death.

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering North Holland

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

North Holland Immigration & Travel Records

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

Dutch Immigrants Arriving in New York (1881-1894)

50,000 extracts from New York passenger lists, including the name; gender; birthplace; age; occupation; country of origin; port of embarkation; ship accommodations; port of arrival; date of arrival; intended destination; family status; occupation and more of Dutch immigrants.

Dutch Immigrants to America (1820-1880)

The name; gender; age; occupation; last residence; port of embarkation; port of arrival; date of arrival; intended destination; family status; name of vessel and source information of 56,000 Dutch immigrants extracted from passenger lists.

North Holland Military Records

UK WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls (1914-1920)

An index to over 6.5 million medals and awards bestowed on British military personnel. The awards are the British War Medal, Allied Victory Medal, 1914 Star, Territorial War Force Medal and Allied Subjects Medal; the latter of which contains many French, Belgians and Dutch.

Prisoners of War (1715-1945)

An index to and images records detailing the incarceration of 1.34 million military personnel, civilians, diplomats, missionaries & merchant seamen who were held as prisoners of war. The records cover British prisoners held by foreign powers and non-British prisoners held by Britain.

US WWII European Theater Army Records (1942-1946)

Administrative, strategic, and other documents relating to U.S. operations in Europe during World War II.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

North Holland Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

North Holland Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

North Holland Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Register of Jewish Holocaust Survivors (1945)

Details of around 120,000 European Jews saved from concentration camps and ghettos.

North Holland Occupation & Business Records

Slave Voyages Database (1514-1866)

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database has information on more than 35,000 slave voyages that forcibly embarked over 12 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Crane's Directory & Buyer's Guide (1899-1900)

A directory listing manufactures in Britain, Europe and Australasia.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering North Holland

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

North Holland Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

Monarch and Nobles of Medieval Germany (514-1600)

The lineages of German, Dutch, Luxembourgish, Czech and Austrian royalty and nobility, with biographical details and extracts from historic documents.

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

North Holland Church Records

Mormon Migration Database (1840-1932)

Index of pioneer immigrants with image links to journals, autobiographies, letters, and other narratives. The immigrants were from the British, Scandinavian, Swedish, and Netherlands Missions.

North Holland Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

North Holland Reference Works

Heraldry Clipart (1189-Present)

A growing collection of heraldic and related clip art that can be used to reconstruct a families' arms. Includes packs for British, German, Austrian, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Polish, Portuguese, French, Swiss and Dutch arms. Images are available in a variety of formats including vectors.

Jewish Name Database (1400-Present)

A database containing variants of 100,000s of given names used by Jews.

Most Common Surnames in North Holland

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequencyPercent of ParentRank in Netherlands
1Bakker17,4971:15828.39%4
2de Vries15,6621:17720.05%3
3de Jong14,7991:18716.21%1
4Smit12,7861:21727.31%8
5Visser12,4631:22222.33%7
6Jansen11,5381:24013.88%2
7de Boer11,1571:24825.62%9
8Dekker9,6011:28930.61%18
9Meijer8,1501:34020.44%12
10de Groot8,1211:34119.77%10
11van Dijk7,6241:36313.14%6
12Groot7,0151:39548.54%57
13Bos6,6441:41716.87%13
14Mulder6,2501:44315.26%11
15de Wit6,0471:45823.33%23
16Brouwer5,5111:50318.82%20
17Kok5,4011:51323.16%25
18van Leeuwen5,3251:52017.29%19
19Schouten4,9701:55725.92%32
20Janssen4,8261:5748.05%5
21Vos4,7361:58513.89%14
22van den Berg4,6011:60216.69%21
23de Graaf4,5991:60220.04%27
24van der Berg4,1851:66212.73%16
25Molenaar4,1561:66736.73%83
26de Haan4,0631:68218.69%30
27Koning4,0211:68930.62%68
28Kramer4,0021:69226.04%51
29Koster3,7821:73321.59%39
30van der Meer3,7061:74816.36%28
31Groen3,6961:75027.27%63
32Blom3,6861:75222.60%45
33Dijkstra3,5321:78413.15%22
34Hendriks3,3611:82410.60%17
35Prins3,3341:83119.68%42
36Stam3,2951:84131.36%96
37Jonker3,2511:85225.70%72
38Vermeulen3,1111:89113.48%26
39Post3,0871:89820.20%52
40Peters2,9651:9348.98%15
41van der Linden2,9081:95313.79%31
42Kuiper2,8941:95719.50%54
43van Veen2,8501:97219.26%55
44Schipper2,8301:97923.28%77
45Kroon2,7671:1,00126.58%99
46Koopman2,7371:1,01228.38%107
47van Dam2,7081:1,02315.91%41
48van Vliet2,6761:1,03514.41%35
49Boon2,6661:1,03929.54%117
50Huisman2,5811:1,07415.69%44
51Roos2,5491:1,08723.97%94
52Zwart2,4881:1,11434.42%157
53de Lange2,4681:1,12319.10%70
54de Bruin2,4491:1,13112.95%34
55Smits2,4291:1,1419.40%24
56Schaap2,3561:1,17625.08%111
57Pronk2,3481:1,18025.55%116
58Mol2,2921:1,20920.29%85
59Scholten2,2821:1,21415.90%58
59van Beek2,2821:1,21412.79%38
61Muller2,2801:1,21521.86%98
62Hoekstra2,2751:1,21812.62%37
63van der Veen2,2721:1,22011.93%33
64Klaver2,2581:1,22743.67%279
64Laan2,2581:1,22753.72%382
66Klein2,2411:1,23615.91%59
67Veerman2,2231:1,24650.08%351
68Bruin2,1701:1,27742.72%290
68Vink2,1701:1,27716.19%64
70Jacobs2,1501:1,2899.64%29
71Tol2,1381:1,29653.85%414
72Schilder2,1281:1,30261.59%502
73van der Laan2,1091:1,31419.23%88
74Boer2,0551:1,34813.91%56
75van der Horst2,0471:1,35419.24%93
76Maas2,0081:1,38011.68%40
77de Koning1,9941:1,39016.03%74
78Jong1,9911:1,39228.64%169
78van Wijk1,9911:1,39214.19%60
80Zonneveld1,9621:1,41244.59%356
81de Bruijn1,9301:1,43612.37%48
82van der Wal1,9251:1,43912.83%53
83Tromp1,9201:1,44331.79%214
84de Ruiter1,9081:1,45214.52%67
85Bosch1,8351:1,51013.96%66
86de Vos1,8321:1,51214.52%73
87de Haas1,8171:1,52518.77%105
88Berkhout1,8101:1,53140.79%352
88Bosman1,8101:1,53116.23%86
90van der Meulen1,7981:1,54116.89%92
91Kuipers1,7951:1,54411.36%47
92Hoogland1,7781:1,55840.24%354
93Swart1,7561:1,57834.00%280
94Blok1,7221:1,60920.32%129
95Vonk1,7151:1,61619.14%118
96Borst1,7121:1,61836.86%330
97Beentjes1,6801:1,64979.28%974
98Ruiter1,6611:1,66826.81%202
99Timmer1,6581:1,67117.23%109
100Burger1,6461:1,68332.15%284
101de Jonge1,6411:1,68810.58%50
102de Leeuw1,6271:1,70315.10%90
103van Rijn1,6121:1,71916.84%110
104Willems1,5801:1,7548.52%36
105Baas1,5681:1,76722.64%172
106Baars1,5411:1,79822.21%170
107Postma1,5361:1,80411.48%65
107Veenstra1,5361:1,80411.29%62
109van Doorn1,5091:1,83613.65%87
110van Schaik1,5041:1,84218.83%140
111van Diepen1,4411:1,92353.75%699
112Gerritsen1,4291:1,93911.69%76
113van der Heijden1,4041:1,9739.03%49
114Buis1,3921:1,99036.81%438
115Verhoeven1,3821:2,0058.33%43
116Faber1,3751:2,01516.42%132
117Zijlstra1,3671:2,02714.59%112
118Bleeker1,3601:2,03742.25%546
119Ligthart1,3581:2,04047.09%633
120Verbeek1,3551:2,04512.55%89
121Martens1,3501:2,0529.90%61
122Groeneveld1,3481:2,05513.92%104
123Mooij1,3451:2,06044.11%588
124Evers1,3401:2,06811.51%80
125Stoop1,3381:2,07133.32%406
125van der Velden1,3381:2,07112.53%91
125Veen1,3381:2,07120.81%189
128Sanders1,3211:2,09711.47%82
129van Velzen1,3181:2,10222.81%228
130Hartog1,3111:2,11331.39%383
130Rood1,3111:2,11361.03%962
132Bosma1,3061:2,12213.55%108
133de Graaff1,3041:2,12525.51%285
134Kool1,2991:2,13323.27%235
135Meyer1,2871:2,15324.47%271
136Hofman1,2791:2,16612.21%97
137Witte1,2771:2,17032.83%429
138Brink1,2741:2,17518.82%174
139Koomen1,2601:2,19958.20%951
140Oud1,2571:2,20460.58%1,003
141Verhoef1,2521:2,21317.26%156
142de Jager1,2501:2,21714.55%125
142de Rooij1,2501:2,21716.10%143
142Keizer1,2501:2,21719.33%186
145Bouman1,2451:2,22516.14%144
146Schuurman1,2431:2,22917.27%159
147Klaassen1,2281:2,25614.69%133
148Kooij1,2211:2,26928.59%371
149Willemsen1,2181:2,27510.28%79
150Konijn1,2161:2,27971.45%1,312
151Vlaar1,2131:2,28470.81%1,307
152Hoek1,2081:2,29416.54%153
152Keijzer1,2081:2,29423.49%282
154van der Velde1,2061:2,29711.89%101
155Versteeg1,1991:2,31114.06%128
156Buijs1,1941:2,32119.94%216
157Wagenaar1,1861:2,33622.19%262
158Timmerman1,1841:2,34015.96%151
158van Egmond1,1841:2,34021.20%234
160Heemskerk1,1771:2,35419.54%215
161Stevens1,1591:2,39113.19%120
162Van Loon1,1551:2,3999.62%78
163Bouwman1,1521:2,40513.44%126
164Schenk1,1471:2,41625.36%340
165van Kampen1,1351:2,44123.01%305
166Vis1,1281:2,45619.04%220
167Bijl1,1231:2,46716.97%179
167de Ridder1,1231:2,46718.36%207
167Zwaan1,1231:2,46728.49%420
170Blokker1,1201:2,47457.73%1,098
170Wit1,1201:2,47437.01%596
172Beers1,1111:2,49453.70%1,005
173Kuijper1,1081:2,50135.78%575
174Snijders1,1031:2,51212.80%124
174Willemse1,1031:2,51220.29%247
176Boersma1,0931:2,53513.56%136
177Jager1,0911:2,54012.66%123
178Dijkman1,0861:2,55124.19%348
178Kaandorp1,0861:2,55176.10%1,670
180Duin1,0841:2,55657.29%1,139
181Hermans1,0811:2,5638.80%75
182Appelman1,0761:2,57566.54%1,409
182Schmidt1,0761:2,57523.86%343
182Schut1,0761:2,57518.54%227
185de Ruijter1,0711:2,58721.83%307
186van Dongen1,0691:2,5929.46%84
187Verweij1,0661:2,59914.56%152
188Hof1,0641:2,60419.68%250
189Pieters1,0621:2,60916.29%183
190Rietveld1,0591:2,61616.45%188
190van den Heuvel1,0591:2,61611.45%114
192van der Zee1,0571:2,62118.17%226
193de Waal1,0491:2,64118.52%230
194Admiraal1,0471:2,64646.00%886
194Snel1,0471:2,64623.92%361
196Brinkman1,0441:2,65416.90%205
197Terpstra1,0401:2,66415.59%178
197van der Pol1,0401:2,66413.91%150
197Wouters1,0401:2,66410.78%106
200Driessen1,0221:2,7118.83%81